Binder for sales coupons



March 1, 1932. FARRELLY 1,847,825

BINDER FOR SALES coupons Filed May 22, 1950 Z f f w s y 5 o 1 a FUND ORDEALER NO. 39 CHESTER PA. MAR- ZI, I930 394 BANK RECORD E OH SEPT. 2|AFTER one we PROMISE TO SERIAL N0. SERIAL H0. 2 PAY TO THE SAVINGSHOPPER ONLY,

5 WHOSE BOHAFIDE SIGNATURE AND ADDRESS MUST i a: znnonsao on THE BACK OFHHS PROMISSORY AMOUNT AMOUNT i NOTE, THE sum 0F 39 AT THE savme snomaFUND AT OUR 5mm 0R oFF\ca,w|TuouT DEFALCA- 39 39 i Tlorl. VALUEREGEIYED- 3 A q cuesraa ADV. Aeancmnc. 9 g bv 7 gwuantoc PETER E.EMPELL).

I as a promissory note:

Patented Mar. 1, 1932 OFFICE PETER n. rARBnLLYQor cnnscrnn, PENNSYLVANIAfiIiaton ItIia f-oit sAiQEs oonrons 7 a a 'puati iiffii d. Ma 22,

i This invention relates to improvements in sales coupons and moreparticularly to a sales coupon hav ng a plurality of detachable "por- 't'ons,"at least one of which'is adapted to serve The present invent onconcerns a novel means which is adapted to promote sav-ings aswell aspermit suitable advertising i of a a business by means of special salesat which 1o promissory notes'of certain value are issued to eachcustomer, Such notes'may-be issued by a central advertismgagency or bankor the like and are issued for definite monetary riluesof the order' ofthose obtained as discounts in the ordlnary retall sales, say ten,

twenty, forty, sixty cents and so forth."' I By the issuance ofpromissory notes of ifractional denominations, the "said notes being dueand payable every 'six'ii onths, say

in March and September, a hou'sewifeis en abled to accumulate creditsavings over a ih'alf-year period andhave the said savings available foruse at periods when the spring and fall merchandising sales areusuallyheld.

'This'feature is a-distinctadvantage to peoplev accustomed-toChristmassavings and vacation savings funds, as it permits the maintenance ofsuch funds from monies received, while, in effect, requiring thecompulsory saving of merchandise credits in the form of promissory noteswhich are non-negotiable and payable only at certain periods.

As above outlined, the sales coupons would be purchased from andauthenticated by a central agency who would have deposited therewith thefunds required to meet all issued notes. By holding these funds, orinvesting them in convertible securities, ap-.

proved by proper State authorities, the central agency is enabled torealize on the money paid in in order to finance the organization. Wheredesired, and Where the contracting parties deem it necessary or agreethereto, the merchants may pay a certain premium on the face value ofthe issued notes to cover the necessary costs.

The above described instruments are not intended to replace or simulatetrading stamps or other like discount checks, which are normally issuedin appropriate amounts i930; seriaino. 454,734,

at the time of each individual sale. The sales coupons of the presentinvention are particularly adapted for issuance at or n conjunction withspecial sales where it is desired graphical location, thus stimulating acustomer to do all of his or her shopping in a given neighborhoodonagiven day. This condition pre-suppcses that for each neighborhood theissuance of special sales coupons of the type above indicated andhereinafter to be "described more in detail, would be restricted to asingle individual for each type of merchandise bought. For example,there would appropriately be one concern dealing in furniture, anotherdealing inhardware, yet another dealing in groceries, and so on. By'th'is-means'such'a group could appropriately join in an advertisingcampaign or program to, the mutual advantage of each other and withoutinvolving discrimination between the several members of thegroup.

Referring now to the drawings, there is disclosed certain of the novelsales coupons "comprehended within the spirit and scope of theinvention, and, in addition, there is dis- "closeda novel holder forsuchcoupons whereby to remindthe' customers of the advantages tr, collectingtheir promissory notes as Well as providing a ready means for'retain'ingthernQ i Intlie drawings like numerals refer to similar parts throughoutthe several views,

9f which I 1 .Fig'. front view of a combination sales coupon andpromissory note;

i Fig. is a perspective, of an improved holder containing "a pluralityof notes shown in Fig. 1, and p Fig.3 is aflo'ngitudinal section throughthe jdevice shown inFig. 2. a v H i Referring now to Fig. 1 the improvedsales Tia a variety of novelties. foregoing; it wouldbe appreciatedthat-the coupon comprises a tri-partite member having sections 1, 2 and3 adapted to be separated from each other along the lines ofperforations 4 and 5. Section 1 may comprise a permanent stub adapted tobe retained by the issuing organization in whose custody the funds forthe payment of the notes are deposited. Section 2 may comprise adetachable stub adapted to be retained by the dealer or body issuing theevidence of indebtedness.

Section 3 may comprise anon-negotiable her 3. It is to be noted further,that the members 8 may be integrally formed with the member 10, or maycomprise separate members mechanically secured to the basemembers in theusual manner.:

Atta-ched to the base ofthenote holderis a flexible section 11 which isof such a size as to be adapted to overlie the entire length of theupper portion of the holder, as indicated generally at 12, and besupported at the-upper portions of the members 8. In addition, the

member-.11. is provided with a further extend- 7 ring portion 13 adaptedto overlie the other end of the member 9. Any suitable fastening meanssuch as a button 14 may be suitably secured to member 13 and .be adaptedto-en- .gage cooperating means secured to'member 10. a

While the improved holder herein vdisclosed has beendescribedparticularly in relation to itsuse with a plurality of-notes 3, itwillbe understood that its use is notrrestricted to these coupons.butmay be -used ior In addition to the surfaces of the holder may beornamented in any desired manner, or be provided with appropriateadvertisingmarkings and the like.

lVhile certain particular types of apertures 6 and 7 in thecouponhavebeendisclosed as being adapted to cooperate withcorrespondingly shaped studs or supporting-numbers 7 8 of the novelholder, herein described, it will,

of course be appreciated that any suitable configuration may be adaptedwithout: de-

parting from the spirit and scope of the invention. r I

While I have shown and described the preto the precise details ofconstruction herein set forth, by way of illustrations, as it isapparent that many changes and variations may be made therein, by thoseskilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of the invention,or exceeding the scope of the appended iclaims.

Iclaimzz f a f 1. An article. of the character described comprising aholder having a substantially inflexiblethickened" base portion,integral spindles extending upwardly from said base portion andnear theends thereof, a flexible upper cover portion constituting an extenslonof the said 'b'ase portion and adapted to overlie the said spindles andJoe-spaced .th'ereby'from the said base,.an extension on said flexibleportionvhaving fastening means associated therewith and adapted toengagecooperating means secured to an end of said base.

'2. An article of the. character described comprising a holder having asubstantially inflexible thickened base ortion', integral spindlesextending upward fromsaidbase portion and near the ends t ereof, aflexible upper coverportion constituting. an extension oflthesaidfbaseportion and adapted to overliethe'said s indles and becspacedthereby from the sari base, an-extension on said flexible. portionhaving fastening means-associated therewithand adapted to engaecooperating means secured to an end 0 said base, and coupons associatedwith said holder and :adapted to be retained bythe cooperative actionofsaidispindles andvcover, said coupons having slots ofsubstantial widthdisposed nearrthe. ends oflthe coupons and parallelthereto.

c In testimony whereofI aflixzmy si nature.

' PETER El FARRE LY. r

ferred embodiment of my invention, Ilwish it I i to. be' understood thatIEdo. notconfine myself

